If Dick Cheney added gravitas to George W. Bush's candidacy, Obama's limping selection of the irascible Senator Joe Biden of Delaware promises to be more likely to provide comicus, or comic relief.With about 70 days left until Election Day, the Democrats are down to a shrinking group hard-core supporters:1.) The Black Vote.  Sure, Obama continues to poll solidly amidst blacks.  But so does every other ordinary Democrat in every other election.  Any delusions the Republicans have of prying loose this constituency are purely hallucinatory.  Democrat candidates historically gather 85-90% of the black vote and they will do so again this election or slightly better. 2.) The Watermelon Vote.  Green on the outside and red on the inside, the so-called "Green" movement isn't so much pro-ecology as it is anti-capitalist.  According to these neo-Marxists, we can't drill our way out of our problems, we can't work our way out of our problems...(Read Full Post)